Ligue 1: Edinson Cavani nets a brace as Paris St-Germain thrash Reims 4-1

Paris St-Germain extended their winning streak to seven matches in Ligue 1 becoming only the fourth French side to win all the first seven games of a domestic top-flight season.

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Edinson Cavani scored twice, while Neymar added another from the penalty as the French champions thrashed Stade Reims 4-1 at home on Wednesday.

Xavier Chavalerin gave Reims a shock lead within the first two minutes of the match from a calculated team move after Julian Draxler had given up possession inside his own half. But their hopes of a surprise victory soon fizzled out when three minutes later, Cavani lobbed the ball over opposite goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.

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He was once again at the center of things, earning a penalty in the 23^rd minute, from which Neymar scored. Then one minute before the first half whistle, Cavani completed a brace to make it 3-1 for the French champions.

Resuming from the break, Belgium right-back Thomas Meunier added a fourth in the 55^th minute to complete the victory.

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Olympique Lillois, Lille and Monaco are the only other teams to win their first seven games.

Meanwhile, Lyon climbed to the second place in the table after beating Dijon FCO 3-0 to continue their resurgence in World football.

Following their inconsistent start to the season, Lyon has now defeated Premier League champions Manchester City (2-1), rivals Marseille (4-2) before the victory over Dijon.

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